Tears For Fears - Creep (Radiohead cover - audio only)

[PanhandlingMisery]

from (ironically) one of Radiohead's biggest influences, a great cover!

[beccatobin2011]

Thank you for posting this, really, thank you! I actually, genuinely prefer this than the original. What an amazing cover, what an amazing voice, amazing man and talent!! :)

[creepystalker1000]

I made a video journal of a girl I work with, followed her home every day, for 3 months, I turn it into a 3m 40s clip with "creep" soundtrack, and told her it's a happy song. I lost my job and about to go to court next week, I just like to thank Tom Yorke and Co. for this happy song.

[cyblur]

i really like this. its different, and its not bad. Love the original, but this is nice.

[thewriter1008]

Anyone understand what he said at 4:25? Sounds like something about a special scented rope, but somehow I doubt that's it.

[CesMan83]

Wow, this is probably among the most covered songs by famous bands ever, along with "Proud Mary"...I bet if Elvis Presley had been alive when Radiohead had it big, I bet even the King himself would had done his own version of "Creep"!

[Ripoffmyface]

@CesMan83 "i'm a creep yeah thank ya very much what the hell im i doing here baby yeah?"

[hand2gland]

@Ripoffmyface Elvis would eat Thom mistaking him for a snack..

[Ripoffmyface]

@hand2gland elvis is pretty beast i agree.

[LtFoeHammer]

Honestly I think that homeless Mustard guy Opie and Anthony found sang this song best. By far the most emotional version.

[twgardenia]

Great cover!

[anime8snowman]

hahaha and neither do you! well, he's right, you know.

[cornsuck]

He covered this song as a joke. He later apologized for disrespecting Radiohead

[twgardenia]

@cornsuck What is the story behind this post?

[TFFpixel]

@1:48 I've GOT the PERFECT body. Yeah Roland!!!! :D

[aliciabrissou]

oh my.... LOVE Roland's voice. Very nice cover

[bonovox70]

This is a cover from Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears) and Bno (U2).

[bonovox70]

@bonovox70 sorry I mean BONO...

[verga43]

espectacular !!!! muy bueno, felicitaciones

[TravelAtmosphere]

lovely

[platinumluigi]

the best cover I have heard for this song.

[luisfcaldeira]

This is The Cure's version, it isnt?

[MrH20rybon]

you are all beatiful and perpect not like me!but i wish i can get adoctor to stop me flying high when im hearing this song.cos im beautiful at heart and soul even if im the most dirtiest people of all.

[mixmelily]

I disagree ... I saw them in FT Worth Texas and I loved the Creep cover personally.

[RayOfSunshine355]

I was expecting something very different. It sounds like the Radiohead version but crappier. I expected them to give a TFF trademark of some sort.

[scootaymildo]

Too true mate, a covers only great if a band adds their own personal touch to a song, this is just an imitation cover which is well done but nothing on the original.

[foucker2]

Best cover? Likely. Best version? No way. Radiohead's original is by far the best, ever. So much more emotion.

[fearisfallen]

@foucker2 yeah.. thats why he said best COVER! moron!

[Velociraptor027]

Better than the original!

[graterexperience]

This version is from a Raoul and the Kings of Spain single. I have it :)

[rottenlove420]

this is the only cover of this song that's even worthy.

nice job roland.

[Booredyeah]

@rottenlove420 That homeless guy on Opie and Anthony did a pretty damn good rendition of this song. Should def check it out.

[FavreianVengeance]

@rottenlove420

LMAO - I don't follow Radiohead covers, but this has to be about the easiest song in the world to cover. I would imagine there are plenty of "worthy" covers out there. Anyhow, Tom Yorke is such a dick that I don't even like listening to this much even though TFF is covering it.

[rottenlove420]

@FavreianVengeance then why are you wasting your time commenting on this. let alone listening to it? also, easiest song in the world to cover? thats a pretty broad statement. it's not the difficulty of notes/chords etc, it's how true you can be to the original song, while still imparting your own style. i would suggest you go listen to songs that you actually like, rather than wasting your time complaining about why you don't like this one.

[FavreianVengeance]

@rottenlove420

Oh for fuck's sake. "How true you can be to the original song." Could you sound any more yuppyish. And I'll feel free to comment regardless of how I feel about a song and I don't appreciate your minimizing it as "wasting my time." I don't comment like a mindless zombie. That's what Lady Gaga fans do, not real music devotees.

[rottenlove420]

@FavreianVengeance hahaha all right dude. calm down. i was just confused as to why you'd bother commenting to me on a comment from 2 years ago, when you don't like the song. why watch, ya kno? it just seems silly. but i digress. to each their own. also, yuppyish? i bout choked on my blunt when i read that. no. just, no. although i do appreciate your liking of "mindless zombies" and gaga fans. cheers to that!

[FavreianVengeance]

@rottenlove420

True. Peace.

[hhistory]

This is the thing I can live without.

[LongWayShout]

I like ... thank you, there's no video, but the audio is very good

TFF 4ever x)

[H3R3T1X]

totally doesnt have enough energy

got kinda bored..

lol

but it was a great cover =]

[Jenne61265]

If Roland Orzabal  deemed this worthy, that's when you know you made it. FUCK, I love this tune.

[SlyFox616]

By far the best cover of this legendary song.

[FrankIsSLUT]

my friend was singing this song...and i was searching for it and i couldn't find version with so fucking amazing voice as my friend's is.but this one is the closest.so yeah.beautiful.:)

so fucking special.

[kittiebaby4]

the only thing that could make this better would be to have Roland photos instead of the cover page.but this is the best Creep i know of!!!

[killeravocado]

the original was better, only because you can't beat radiohead doing radiohead songs

but this cover is awesome, and roland is pretty much the awesomest person in forever

[sourgirl1964]

This cover kicks the originals ass! But, then again, nobody can touch Roland! He's so Fucking special! Perfect body, soul and voice!  Bravo Roland! XOXOXO!!!

[damianfitzgerald]

nothing tops radioheads - creep.

[ricky4975]

great song

[kittiebaby4]

i love this! won't somebody please post I Choose You? even audio only would be excellent.

[Nocholas4sale]

radiohead is cool. can't make it over

[KevinTheReaper]

Dang Nocholas4sale, thanks for this clip, I love the original by Radiohead (way better in fact)and I like Tears For Fears so the sight of this clip in my inbox intrigued me. He should be saying "so fucking special" and the guitar that comes in around that part should be harder. But hey, they tried. The lead singer's talented, leave his teeth out of it! :)

[thatcreepcanroll]

Pretty good.

[TearsForFearsFan]

This song is available on the B-Side of Raoul & The Kings Of Spain - (The Single), just search E-Bay and I am sure you will stumble on a few.

[lukkreung]

was at this concert in 93 first concert without Curt remember this and Raoul for the first time(Elemental Tour) and having seen the on every tour anyway thinking yeah that voice is FUCKING special....hopes for more TFF SOON

[tarrded]

This song has got Dave Gahan written all over it

[maxlev1980]

never thought about it until i heard this version but you're right tarrded. a haunting song like this would make the hair on my arms stand up if dave gahan would cover it.

[jessicawafa]

where's the video?who was the real singer of this song?btw ,it's sooooo nice ,i love the way roland sung it!he's so very special i wish a was special.prey!

PERFECT!

[orgminyak]

its radiohead ... and no one can actually cut a cover like e originals ..

[lpf21]

i agree... the radiohead one was better.

[afwdorset]

It's a different interpretation. Worthy.

[2MaryKate]

i love tff and this song so it was such a pleasant surprise to stumble upon this. thank you!

[natesot]

man, i saw them do this on the Rual tour, great suprise. i wish i could buy this version.

[nic6633]

Thanks for posting this gem, it's what makes youtube such fun

[thom9900]

what's he say at 4:27 - 4:30???

[xhicken]

If it's the bit im thinking of he say 'what the fek am i doing in the national exhibition center' :D .. and of course at the end he says 'and neither do you' :D

[benjamin332]

"i got the perfect body" that was funny

[braffle7]

He's more than exceptional, just so you know.

[alanbuttle]

A really good cover. I still prefer the original, but it certainly did it justice.

[Graest]

Oh, I agree.

[faviolo]

bono vox??

[thothica]

I'm in love all over again!

[davalos8000]

Yeah.. Radiohead were opening for TFF on this tour.. the Elemental tour... Roland paid tribute to a great song at the end of TFF's set.. a 'songwriter's song' as I remember him calling it...or something like that..

[saschalin]

wow!!!

Thank you for posting!!!

[vandalounge]

what a performance:

that's why I am creazy about this man..

his voice is amazing..

[rtemilynguyen]

This is awesome! Roland for 'Creep' and Curt for 'Fake Plastic Trees'! Hahaha two very good Radiohead songs!

[nilsondoparah]

i make your comment as it were mine !"

[eatcarpet]

Damn... I thought the singer was Bono.

[wannababrit]

The man's voice, intellect, body and soul are utter perfection to me. I wish I had married him!

[DisfiguredCowboy]

Sorta makes you wish you were special, huh? This was amazing...such a simple song, but it's almost impossible to make it bad. I really like the way both the vocals, and the second guitar get really intense, but the clean guitar absently plays the arpeggios the same way throughout...great.

[charlee2552]

I've waited years to hear this. It's PERFECT, and Roland's voice is absolutely beautiful. Eventhough Roland didn't write Creep (yet his rendition is so far beyond Radiohead's), there are very "few" people I see as extremely talented lyric/music composers that are CONSTANTLY CONSISTENT in their talent as Roland is. mkbadger, I agree .. Roland deserves sooo much more recognition, and I adore him.

[kittiebaby4]

I totally agree with everything you said. He will never receive the recognition he deserves.I would love to have seen him sing this. He is perfect in every way!! Genius!

[mkbadger]

Fantastic. Roland deserves so much more limelight, still, than he ever got.

[akallabethpl]

anybody has got a video? Plz, 'cause I'm looking for it for a really long time...

[grant160619]

Please, please, TFF do an album of cover versions i love this and your Bowie classic Ashes to Ashes.

[KickingBoots]

Roland IS so very special!

[Zorya13]

Sorry Thom, Roland kicked your ass on this one.

[audraspencer]

Amen

[SeanMP311]

This is my moms fav band and song. Oh god wait till I show her.

[SolColombo]

PERFEITO!!! Pena que não da pra ver o Roland... mas eu imagino...

TFF forever!

[1pixie]

what year is this recording from?